Archive for May, 2017
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The Summer Solstice
By Eloise Graham The summer solstice, or estival solstice, occurs twice a year: once in the northern hemisphere and then again in the southern hemisphere. This happens when the planet’s axis is most inclined toward the star that it orbits. In our case, it is the Earth orbiting the Sun and happens...
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May 2017 Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Are you or someone you know a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s? Free educational classes are being offered for people with dementia, their families, and those who professionally serve them. Get support from ...
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Ella’s Kitchen
Ahhh… Spring is here – and so are those pesky little ants. Three years ago I shared this homemade ant killer with you. I had used it and it seems to have worked for three years. Will have to make a new batch this spring. --- For recipes; make salads ahead, layered taco salad, and a new twist t...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston Over centuries and decades, poetry enthusiasm has come and gone. Revivals depend on educated readers who recognize a strong poem for their (and its) reasons and give a poet and their poems credence, a confidence that spreads from person to person, in poetry circles. Not long ago...
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Espana & Portugues Trivia
By Mary Schricker Gemberling If you have followed my articles for this publication, you know that Gary and I love to travel and explore places both in the United States and abroad. Tomorrow we embark on yet another adventure; this time to Portugal and Spain. My research has revealed that Portugal i...
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MAY 2017 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals
1) Beef Stew, Carrots, Biscuit, Apricots, Orange Juice 2) Cauliflower Cheese Soup, Deli Sandwich On Wheat Bun W/ Mayo, Cottage Cheese, Peaches 3) Happy Birthday - Oven Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes W/Gravy, Peas With Pearl Onions, Ice Cream, Orange Juice, Small Cupcake) 4) Pork Loin, Pasta Sal...
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Self-Serve Store Open 24/7
By John & Joan Maxwell Cinnamon Ridge Farms It was a dark and stormy night. Thunder rumbled. So did the man’s stomach. His headlights cut through the wet darkness of 275th Street. In the distance, a warm light beckoned. Hands gripping the wheel, the man’s mouth watered as the light dre...
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Telemedicine – An Innovative Method of Patient Care
By Catherine Fant, PhD, RN Graduate Faculty Member Kaplan University School of Nursing The 80 year old woman has been living in her house for nearly 50 years and is recently widowed. She wants to stay living in her home. While she’s in good physical condition, her blood pressure and other vit...
